You might have seen people powered by booze, but what you see above is the energy from a glass of red wine powering a new very efficient processor from Intel. No batteries required here folks.

The new very, very low power chipset has been shown off at the Intel Developer Forum. Intel’s Dr Genevieve Bell placed two electrodes in the wine glass. The electrodes reacted with the acetic acid in the wine and a tiny current was produced which was enough to power the processor.

Intel thinks that the future belongs to these incredibly low power chips, which could especially be useful for connecting people living in less developed areas of the world. Internet.org might want to take a closer look at the new processor.

According to Bell, “Some people turn water into wine, here at Intel we’re turning wine into electricity. It’s possible to start to imagine a world of incredibly low power but also with high performance, which will help unburden us, help us do things that are remarkable and gives the ability to power things like constant sensing, communication, and computing – all of which are necessary for our mobile future“.

Other new tech which was shown off includes a voice recognition system which eliminates the need for passwords for mobile phones. The system recognizes the owner’s sound and automatically unlocks the phone. Things apparently went well during the demo, but it might not work in noisy environments.

Another innovation involves a phone recognizing the way a person walks, based on how they are holding it – via an accelerometer. When the phone recognizes the owner’s walking style, the phone will be unlocked.

What are your thoughts about Intel’s new innovations? Leave your thoughts below.

]]>http://www.mobilemag.com/2013/09/19/intels-wine-powered-processor-innovations/feed/1Samsung’s New Touchscreen Remote Understands Your Voice Commandshttp://www.mobilemag.com/2012/02/07/samsungs-new-touchscreen-remote-understands-your-voice-commands/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/02/07/samsungs-new-touchscreen-remote-understands-your-voice-commands/#commentsTue, 07 Feb 2012 23:53:20 +0000http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=128896TVs these days are as smart as many computers out there. And it appears like the remotes accompanying those are also becoming more complex. The size of the remote is already smaller than before and now the devices are becoming much smarter as well. The device that you see above is a new remote from Samsung which comes equipped with a touchpad and a Siri-like voice control system. Yes, no more unnecessary buttons.

]]>TVs these days are as smart as many computers out there. And it appears like the remotes accompanying those are also becoming more complex. The size of the remote is already smaller than before and now the devices are becoming much smarter as well. The device that you see above is a new remote from Samsung which comes equipped with a touchpad and a Siri-like voice control system. Yes, no more unnecessary buttons.

A few physical keys will still be there on the remote, but that’s not a problem especially when we compare it to previous remote designs. With the touchscreen, which is located at the top of the remote, you will be able to change the settings of the TV or search the Internet.

The voice recognition feature that’s coming with the device is basically the same one that was used for the company’s ES8000 Smart TV, which was shown off at CES 2012. You just have to speak into the remote’s in-built mic to change the volume and channel. This functionality will also be very useful when logging into streaming accounts. You will just have to say your user name and login.

And to make the interaction with the TV faster, the remote uses Bluetooth and infrared at the same time.

The touchscreen remote will be available with a smart TV that the company plans to release in the coming months. It will also be compatible with different set-top boxes and media players.